ACT Now: North Carolina
Important Dates
The Schedule of Events (web content) (coming soon) contains all dates and deadlines for North Carolina’s test event. Check it frequently to stay on track for testing. We recommend uploading students as early as possible, but you may upload students, assign events, and add accommodations up to the day before you test online.
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| Test Event 1: Standard Time Paper |
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| Test Event 1: Online Window |
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| Test Event 1: Accommodations Paper and Online |
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| Test Event 2: Standard Time Paper |
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| Test Event 2: Online Window |
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| Test Event 2: Accommodations Paper and Online |
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| Test Event 3: Standard Time Paper |
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| Test Event 3: Online Window |
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| Test Event 3: Accommodations Paper and Online |
- Address Change Request Form (webform) (coming soon)
- ACT Online Technical Readiness Survey (webform) (coming soon)
Start Here
- What's New (web content) (coming soon)
- Schedule Flexibility (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Now Overview (video)
Tip: This video shows the ACT District logo; however, the content for district testing applies to state testing. - Overview of User Roles (video) (coming soon)
- User Roles: Building a Test Administration Team (pdf) (coming soon)
- Create an ACT Now Account (video)
- Before Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) (coming soon)
- Introduction - ACT Now/TCM Sandbox Environment (pdf)
- ACT Now/TCM Sandbox login
Setting up ACT Now
- Manage Organizations (pdf) (coming soon)
- Adding Users with Roles (video)
- Confirm Organization Participation Status (video) (coming soon)
- Managing Students (pdf) (coming soon)
- Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video) (coming soon)
File Upload Resources:
- Users Invitation File Layout (pdf)
- Users Invitation File Template (csv)
- Students Registration File Layout (pdf) (coming soon)
- Student Registration File Template (csv) (coming soon)
Request Accommodations
Accommodations Request Window: (coming soon)
Website: Success.act.org (coming soon)
Resources:
- Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) User Guide (pdf) (coming soon)
- Requesting Accommodations Using TAA (video) (coming soon)
- English Learner Documentation Comparison (video) (coming soon)
- EL Supports Documentation Requirements (pdf) (coming soon)
- Requesting Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports (web content) (coming soon)
- Consent to Release Information (pdf) (coming soon)
Request Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline
Dates:
Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Window 1: (coming soon)
Website: Success.act.org
Resources:
- Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline (pdf) (coming soon)
Technical Coordinator Resources for Online Testing
- Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
- Technical Readiness Checklist (pdf) (coming soon)
- Technical Readiness (webinar) (coming soon)
- Technical Readiness Training slides (pdf) (coming soon)
- TestNav Support (website) (coming soon)
MyACT Resources
Testing Staff:
- MyACT User Guide for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
Students:
- MyACT Account Setup - State and District Testing (video) (coming soon)
- MyACT User Guide for Students (pdf) (coming soon)
Prepare Students for Testing
- Taking the ACT (pdf) (coming soon)
- Taking the ACT - Spanish (pdf) (coming soon)
- Information for Examinees (act.org) (coming soon)
- Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinee (pdf) (coming soon)
- Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinees-Spanish (pdf) (coming soon)
- Practice Tests for Examinees Using Accommodations (act.org) (coming soon)
How to Access and Complete Training Modules in TCM
Test Coordinator Modules:
- Policies (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Facilities (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Staff (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Materials (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Administration (web content) (coming soon)
- Non-Test Activities (web content) (coming soon)
Room Supervisor Modules:
- Policies (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Staff (web content) (coming soon)
- Test Day: Before Examinees Arrive (coming soon)
- Test Day: Administration (coming soon)
- Testing with Accommodated and Supports (web content)(coming soon)
Set up Test Center Manager (TCM)
- Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Paper (video) (coming soon)
- Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Paper (simulation) (coming soon)
- Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Online (video) (coming soon)
- Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Online (simulation) (coming soon)
- Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Paper (video) (coming soon)
- Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Paper (simulation) (coming soon)
- Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Online (video) (coming soon)
- Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Online (simulation) (coming soon)
- TCM Training Resources (web content) (coming soon)
Test Day Resources
Administer Test:
- Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Paper (video)
- Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Online (video)
- Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
- Test Day Checklist for Room Supervisors (pdf) (coming soon)
- After Test Day Checklist (pdf) (coming soon)
Printable Test Day Resources:
- Printable Test Administration Manual (pdf) (coming soon)
- Printable Non-College Test Administration Manual (pdf (coming soon)
- Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
- Paper Testing - Internet Outage Checklist (pdf)
- ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Standard (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Accommodations (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - NCR (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Calculator Policy (pdf)
- Turn Off Device Poster (pdf)
Accommodations Resources for Testing Staff:
- Manage Breaks as Needed (pdf)
- ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners – Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners (pdf) (coming soon)
- Human Reader and Sign Language Interpreter Instructions (pdf) (coming soon)
- Reader Agreement (pdf) (coming soon)
- Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf) (coming soon)
- Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf) (coming soon)
- Scribe Agreement (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT-Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf) (coming soon)
- ACT Spoken Instructions - Online (pdf) (coming soon)
- Pre-Recorded Audio Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon)
- Video American Sign Language Usage Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon)
- Personal Aide Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon)
Returning Materials
- Returning Test Materials (video) (coming soon)
- Replacement Site Header (pdf) (coming soon)
- Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf) (coming soon)
- Manage and Track Test Materials in Test Center Manager (pdf) (coming soon)
Resources for Educators
Website: success.act.org (coming soon)
About Online Reporting:
- ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf) (coming soon)
- Setting Up for Success - Online Reporting and TAA (pdf) (coming soon)
- Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf)
- Online Reporting: Benefits, Features, Navigation, and Rosters (video)
- Contract and Student Reports (video) (coming soon)
- Summary Data Reports (video) (coming soon)
- Download Data in Online Reporting - FAQs (web content) (coming soon)
- ACT Contract Download Hub Layout (xlsx) (coming soon)
About the Reports:
- ACT User Handbook for Educators (pdf) (coming soon)
- Sample Score Report - High School (pdf) (coming soon)
Resources for Students:
- Understanding Your Sores (act.org) (coming soon)
- Sample Score Report - Student - NC (pdf) (coming soon)
- Using Your ACT Results (pdf) (coming soon)
- Using Your ACT Results - Spanish (pdf) (coming soon)